There have been so many posts that have circulated over the months and years regarding the experience of Working With The Public as a science/nature educator and the “dumb” things The Public asks or believes about nature and animals and plants
The general vibe is often “look how stupid people are,” in a similar vein as posts about customer service and the “dumb” things customers demand.
This must stop. Many people don’t know the most basic things about nature—this is not a personal failing to be mocked online, this is a symptom of a huge problem with our world.
All of those people once were children, curious and driven to incessantly ask Why and What and How and What If.
What happened?
If an adult says to you, “Wait…aren’t dolphins fish?” and you make them feel like an idiot for thinking that, you’re teaching them not to ask questions and not to learn
Humans don’t learn because of fear of shame and punishment, they learn because of curiosity and wonder
Our most critical periods for learning are the same periods where we have yet to develop a sense of shame associated with not knowing something
Most adults’ curiosity is very battered and damaged and it’s important to be kind to that delicate and essential instinct
When I encounter this, my thought isn’t that the person is stupid, but that someone else failed them, usually school. People that are otherwise well educated don’t know that narwhals are real, or that wasps and mosquitos are important to the function of the ecosystem.
Even with that perspective though, the correct response is still to give the requested information, not pity.
HUGE shout out to purple for being the only color that has like no losers. Deep purple royal purple bluish purple redish purple pastel purple dusty purple lavender periwinkle violet like. Banger after banger after banger!!
look at these. there r all absolute fuckin stunners:
Bruce Wayne is so much stronger than me, because if I was him I would walk straight up to Lex Luthor at a fundraiser, lean down, and whisper you want to fuck Superman so bad it makes you look stupid in his ear before flitting away with zero context.
If you have been struggling to find a way to participate in Tamlin Week, or if you just want to do some relaxing grown-up coloring, you’re in luck! Four of the Tamlin fandom’s artists have drawn up some never-before-seen coloring pages featuring our favorite High Lord!
You can access all of the coloring pages in our Google Drive folder here, where they are in much higher quality than we can post on tumblr. Each page has the option to download with or without the background, depending on your preference. You may publish your colored masterpieces for Tamlin Week (April 14-20), or just enjoy them in private!
While the pictures are free to use, please give credit where credit is due and tag the original artists when you upload your finished work! Please do not alter or re-upload the artists’ original line drawings and/or take credit for their work. Please do share your work and tag @tamlinweek so that we can see it, too!
Coloring Tips:
The images can either be colored traditionally, or digitally using your software of choice. For example, photopea.com is free to use and acts just like Photoshop!
If you choose to go the traditional route, Lady Midnight recommends printing the images on a heavier paper like cardstock. (Neenah Classic Crest in Solar White, 80 lb is her paper of choice for marker work, for example.) Consider using alcohol ink markers, colored pencils like Prismacolor, and/or light washes of watercolor to add color to your project.
Thank you, artists! And happy coloring to you all!
